This study will analyze how hunger and famine are thematised in Borana folktales in the context of wider practices of storytelling. Situated at the intersections of oral literature and oral ...read more
In this project we seek to study human/non-human interaction in the case of Oromo fables told during oral performance, focusing in particular on the interactions between different creatures, entities and forces, how ...read more
This project focuses on ‘Oral Literature for Development’ (OL4D) as a new line of thinking. We introduce OL4D firmly based on the belief that culture and creativity are central for ...read more
This research project aims at analysing Oromo oral narratives from econarratological perspectives. Econarratlogy is often viewed as a new approach in literary and cultural studies in relation to the other ...read more
In this study I will focus on female oral genres in East Wollega, Ethiopia, in the context of basket production. This combined approach of tangible and intangible Oromoo heritage will lead ...read more
This project will study gender relations and monsters in Oromo oral narratives, both as a way to map the gender-stereotypical discourse inherent in the narratives as well as the potentiality ...read more